Can anybody recommend somebody with experience servicing my 3D World camera. Preferaly in southern Ontario or western New York.

I just need the shutters matched.

Thank you

Timo

I'm also interested in finding out about any available service options for the TL-120. My camera currently fires the shutter every time I use the film winder. This has happened intermittently as long as I have owned the TL-120 and is one of the reasons I desperately wish the shutter on these cameras was independently cocked. Unfortunately during a recent trip to Seoul the firing-while-winding started happening continuously, making the camera unusable.

Jim Harp

On 1/5/2013 5:01 AM, jamesbharp wrote:

> I'm also interested in finding out about any available service options for the TL-120. My camera currently fires the shutter every time I use the film winder. This has happened intermittently as long as I have owned the TL-120 and is one of the reasons I desperately wish the shutter on these cameras was independently cocked. Unfortunately during a recent trip to Seoul the firing-while-winding started happening continuously, making the camera unusable.

I had one of mine do this to me when I had my cable release attached
during film advance. I figured out that the plunger was protruding
slightly and tripping the shutter. I filed the plunger down a little and
it now works fine.

I have also had this happen to me when I had a very "droopy" cable
release attached. The weight of the cable tipped the shutter button over
enough to be considered "pressed".

In general, I disconnect the cable before advancing film. If I can't do
that, I tip the cable up and grasp it (with my left thumb against the
prism) while advancing the film with the right thumb.

If you look at the pictures of the inside of the camera (the first one
on the page)
http://stereo.thurstons.us/content/?page_id=304
you can see the shutter release mechanics. From the perspective of us
looking at the picture it works like this:

On the first stroke of the film advance, as the thumb lever is swung
towards the left it presses on the "charging lever".

The "charging lever" is on its own pivot and the front end of that also
swing to the left.

That pulls the "shutter charger" to the left. That "charger" is
connected to a horizontal bar running across the camera to charge both
shutters. As the bar reaches the left the "shutter release" arm falls
down and holds the bar in place.

When you press the shutter button, it presses down on a "flap" under the
other end of that arm and allows the arm to rise. When that happens, the
shutter is activated.

I suspect that either
A) the "shutter release" arm is worn and not grabbing well
B) the "charging lever" is bumping the "flap" and letting the arm fall

NOTE: In the above description, left and right are from the perspective
of us looking at the picture. This is NOT the same as the text
description on the web page which correctly uses "left/right from the
operators perspective"

John Thurston
Juneau, Alaska